Betony / Common Hedgenettle (Betonica officinalis) organic seeds

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Betony / Common Hedgenettle (Betonica officinalis) organic seeds

Betony belongs to the forgotten medicinal plants and was considered a cure-all from antiquity until the Middle Ages.
Contents: Approx. 200 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

3,81 $

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SKU: BET08-BIO

GTIN: 4251420505569

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The Betony is a very history-charged, indigenous wild shrub with many beautiful pink to purple and seldomly also white blossoms that are plentifully visited by insects (especially bumblebees love these blossoms).

The Common Hedgenettle belongs to the forgotten medicinal plants and had been a very frequently used and mentioned plant for all kinds of afflictions from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
It was said to be a panacea and was delivered especially when people didn't know what the patient had.

The common hedgenettle used to be grown in monastery and apothecary gardens and around churches.

Likes to sow itself and quickly forms ground-covering carpets. Also suitable as a border planting for herbaceous borders.

As a dyeing plant, the common hedgenettle makes a beautiful, dark yellow.

Plant description

Species:	Lamiaceae
Plant type:	Herbaceous plant Ground cover
Fruit colour:	Weiss Violett
Special features:	Needs cold to germinate Food for bees
Use:	Ornamental plant Medicinal plant Herb/spice plant Dye plant
Climate:	Temperate
Winter hardiness zones:	5 (-30 bis -23 °C)
Lifecycle:	Perennial
Flowering months:	June July August September
Eventual height:	30-150 cm

Growing advice

Sunlight:	Shade Full sun
Soil type:	Humus-rich Moist Fresh Free-draining Dry Poor Low nutrient levels
Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
Planting distance:	25 cm
When to sow outdoors:	January February March September October November December
Water requirement:	Medium
Germination temperature:	15-20°C
Germination time:	1-3 months irregular

Perennial that likes to spread. Cold germinator. Sowing outdoors from September to March or artificial cold treatment in the refrigerator. Germination irregular. Germination period: 30-80 days. Loves sunny to semi-shady, warm habitats and poor soil.

Other names

Botanical name:	Betonica officinalis, Stachys officinalis
French names:	Bétoine Officinale, Épaire Officinale
English names:	Common Hedgenettle, Betony, Purple Betony, Wood Betony, Bishopwort, Bishop's Wort
Spanish names:	Betónica, Betónicao, Betonica, Bretónica, Bretoña, Salima Fina, Salvia, Savia, Selima Fina, Vetónica
Italian names:	Betonica Comune

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Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | Regensburg, Germany, 93055 | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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